Shisha Smoking Habit among Dental School Students in the United Arab Emirates: Enabling Factors and Barriers

Table 12

Personal smoking behavior.

		N	%
Current shisha smoking habit	Negative	341	85.9
	Current shisha smoker	56	14.1
	Total	397	100.0
Ever smoked shisha	Negative	250	63.0
	Positive	147	37.0
	Total	397	100.0
Shisha smoking habit	Negative	250	63.0
	Ex-shisha smoker	91	22.9
	Current shisha smoker	56	14.1
	Total	397	100.0
Shares shisha with others	Negative	14	25.0
	Positive	42	75.0
	Total	56	100.0
Smoke shisha usually at café	Negative	2	3.6
	Positive	54	96.4
	Total	56	100.0
Smoking shisha with friends/family	Negative	6	10.7
	Positive	50	89.3
	Total	56	100.0
Smokes shisha occasionally	Negative	10	17.9
	Positive	46	82.1
	Total	56	100.0
Smoke cigarettes	Negative	41	73.2
	Positive	15	26.8
	Total	56	100.0
Mixed smoker	Negative	38	67.9
	Positive	18	32.1
	Total	56	100.0
Frequency of smoking shisha	≤1/week	38	67.9
	2–4 sessions/week	11	19.6
	5 ± week	7	12.5
	Total	56	100.0
Dose of smoking per week (Hager/week)-categories	Only one	34	66.7
	2–4	10	19.6
	5–9	6	11.8
	10+	1	2.0
	Total	51	100.0
Duration of first shisha of the day	0	32	61.5
	1	20	38.5
	Total	52	100.0
Do you smoke more during the first 2 hours of the day than during the rest of the day	Negative	50	92.6
	Positive	4	7.4
	Total	54	100.0
How soon after you wake up do you smoke your first shisha	In the afternoon or evening	49	94.2
	>30 min but before noon	2	3.8
	<30 min	1	1.9
	Total	52	100.0
Which shisha smoking would you hate to give up	Any other in the afternoon or in the evening	4	8.0
	First one in the morning	46	92.0
	Total	50	100.0
Difficult to refrain from shisha smoking in places where it is forbidden	Negative	44	81.5
	Positive	10	18.5
	Total	54	100.0
Smoking when ill	Negative	43	78.2
	Positive	12	21.8
	Total	55	100.0
Inhalation of smoking	Negative	35	64.8
	Positive	19	35.2
	Total	54	100.0
Want to quit shisha smoking	Negative	30	54.5
	Positive	25	45.5
	Total	55	100.0
Attempt to quit shisha smoking	Negative	36	65.5
	Positive	19	34.5
	Total	55	100.0
Modified Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence score categories	Low level of dependence	43	89.6
	Moderate level of dependence	5	10.4
	Total	48	100.0